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Monday, August 29, 2005

Drama Squelched, Assorted Goodies

--The latest and greatest Onion headlines:

New Strain of Jet Lag Devastates Airline Industry

U.S. Blowjobless Rate at All-Time High

Dave Matthews Not That Into Himself Anymore

--John Irving was on The Daily Show tonight, and he related a story about the time he tried to heimlich maneuver Kurt Vonnegut (his former teacher). When Veonnegut began to choke Irving proceeded to grab him from behind, which he found somewhat troublesome since he's 5'7" and Vonnegut was (is?) 6'5". Since he couldn't get the right angle, he threw Vonnegut on the floor and "proceeded to beat on him from the rodeo position" only to find out that he hadn't been choking at all. He had emphysema. My question being: how could he muster up the balls to tell it on The Daily Show?? I hope they padded his gift basket for giving up that little nugget of embarrassment.

23 comments:

Well according to a friend who went on a first aid course you are supposed to ask people "are you choking" and if they say yes, then they aren't. because you can't talk while choking. Course while you asked and waited for a response they could choke to death, but what can you do?

hey del! who is it? i want to know who we went to high school with that you will now be teaching. how awkward would that be? well, i guess it depends who it is... no baby yet. induction thursday at midnight (that's thursday MORNING, as confusing as it seems). my mom is here spoiling the life out of me for a couple of days, but i came into work just so as not to be wasting my time off. :)

Oh, but Suzz, he didn't just go to dinner with him...he taught him everything he knows!!! lol

I loved The Cider House Rules, but I have yet to read another Irving. Maybe someday. Couldn't make it through Owen Meany. I started The World According to Garp and was diggin' it, but got sidetracked (story of my life).